surf zone
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Between 2014 and 2020, eight people died at the beach, according to surf zone fatality data collected by the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025
The search continued on Thursday as National Sea Rescue Institute spokesman Craig Lambinon said strong rip currents could have swept Narjissi into the surf zone and out to sea.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024
Rip currents are narrow currents in the surf zone that move quickly away from shore.
From Scientific American • Jul. 25, 2023
The famed South Carolina beach’s high number of surf zone fatalities and nine shark attacks kept its score high.
From Washington Times • Feb. 2, 2023
They die out quickly just outside the surf zone, but can be dangerous to swimmers who get caught in them.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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